Plane of Life (3.5e Sourcebook)/The Stuff

The positive energy plane has quite a lot of stuff to find, if you knwo where to look.

Wood and Crystal

Wood

This special material is not well suited to making weapons or armor, but it can do in a pinch. More nature-focused groups tend to use this as opposed to metal due to their standards or because they are forbidden to use metal.

Any weapon, armor or tool (things like crowbars and hammers) made of metal can be made of wood instead. Weapons and armor so converted have half as many HP. Weapons made in this fashion deal 1 less damage per attack, while armor made in this fashion has its armor check penalty increased by 1 point. Tools made of wood simply have their hitpoints cut.

Because wood armor isn't made of metal, druids can wear it without penalty.

Wood weapons, armor and tools are actually cheaper than their metal counterparts, as seen on the table.

Wood has 10 hit points per inch of thickness and hardness 5.

Wood	Cost Modifier
Ammunition:	-3 sp/10 units
Light armor:	-10 gp
Medium armor:	-15 gp
Heavy armor:	-40 gp
Light weapon:	-2 gp
Weapon:	-7 gp
Other	-2 sp/pound

Vitawood

This is special wood grown on positive-dominant planes. Not all wood grown there takes on this special quality, as it requires special care. Any weapon, armor or tool made of wood (including those converted to wood via the Wood special material) can be made of vitawood. Any weapon, armor or tool made of vitawood is considered a masterwork item. If an item made of vitawood is damaged, the item naturally regains its hitpoints at a rate of 1 per round. If the item is destroyed, it will still regain its hitpoints if reassembled. Weapons made of vitawood deals an extra 4 positive energy damage to creatures damaged by positive energy.

Because vitawood armor isn't made of metal, druids can wear it without penalty.

Vitawood weapons and armor are more expensive than their wood counterparts, as seen on the table.

Wood	Cost Modifier
Light armor:	+250 gp
Medium armor:	+300 gp
Heavy armor:	+400 gp
Light weapon:	+350 gp
Weapon:	+450 gp
Shield:	+200 gp
Other	+10 gp/pound

Auracrystal

This special material is mainly used to make crystal magic items to protect from the plane of positive energy. In fact, energy surges on the plane of positive energy cause the creation of these crystals (some can also cause the creation of these crystals on their own).

In addition to that use, it can also be used in the creation of some weapons. A weapon made of auracrystal heals those attacked with positive energy instead of damaging them. The amount of healing provided is equal to the amount of damage that would have been dealt. Creatures that are damaged by positive energy are damaged by this effect for double the amount that would be healed (this damage is positive energy). However, auracrystal weapons are somewhat fragile; performing a critical hit or rolling a natural 1 on an attack roll causes the weapon to shatter and become powerless.

Auracrystal weapons cost more than their normal counterparts, as follows. You can buy daggers, short swords, longswords and greatswords made of auracrystal. The cost to make it out of auracrystal is 350 gp on top of the price of the weapon. You can also buy arrows or crossbow bolts made of vitacrystal. The cost for this is 10 gp per arrow. Any weapon made of auracrystal is considered a masterwork item.

Auracrystal can also be used in powder form. Half a pound of auracrystal powder, if prepared properly and sprinkled on a dead body, reduces the amount of time that body has been dead by 10% of the time the body has been dead. This can allow effects like raise dead or resurrection to work past when they normally would. Once used, the powder is powerless. Half a pound of prepared auracrystal powder costs 250 gp.

1 pound of raw, unworked auracrystal costs 140 gp, and is a trade good.